The victim’s sister, Barbara, told CBS 2 that Gay, who recently retired as a home health aid, was shot in the head. Gay’s family had been planning to celebrate her birthday Friday, but will now be planning her funeral.

“Me and my roommate heard shots,” said Kendra Zimmerman, a Crown Heights resident, said. “We live right over here on the block and we thought it might be fireworks or something.”

Officials say Webster, a career criminal with a long rap sheet, shot and killed Johnson. After killing Johnson, police say Webster opened fire at responding officers.

Bullet fragments struck Officer Omar Medina, 36, in the arm and chest; Officer Avichaim Dicken was grazed by a bullet. Police say the officers returned fire and Webster is now in critical condition at Kings County Hospital.

The two officers are expected to recover after leaving the hospital on Tuesday.